This Easy Quiche Recipe starts with a premade pie crust but no one has to know! It’s loaded with ham, cheese and green onions and is the perfect easy breakfast or dinner!
You can really add anything you want to this easy quiche recipe — other vegetables, different cheeses or seasonings — but ham and cheese is our favorite way to do it up. I don’t know about you, but we love eggs for any meal of the day here. We’ll take any excuse to enjoy them for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and this easy quiche recipe definitely bridges the gap between all three. I love keeping my quiche recipes easy, and serving them up with lovely fruit or a beautiful fresh salad!
If you love eggs as much as we do, you might also like this Overnight Breakfast Casserole with Bacon or this Mexican Slow Cooker Breakfast
There are so many variations on a classic quiche recipe, but I wanted to keep things super simple this time around. We’re starting with a premade, refrigerated pie crust and filling it with all the good stuff!
You can definitely use a premade, frozen pie crust that has already been pressed into a disposable pan if you want to make this quiche even easier, but I like to roll mine out and bake it in one of my own pie plates. That way no one has to know about the shortcuts we took!
Easy Quiche Recipe
This Easy Quiche Recipe starts with a premade pie crust but no one has to know! It’s loaded with ham, cheese and green onions and is the perfect easy breakfast or dinner! You can really add anything you want to this easy quiche recipe — other vegetables, different cheeses or seasonings.
Prep: 15min
Total: 50min
Yield: 6
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 299 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Protein 15 g, Fat 18 g, Saturated Fat 7 g, Cholesterol 190 mg, Sodium 705 mg, Sugar 2 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 6 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk (or cream)
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cooked ham (chopped)
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheese (divided)
- 3 tablespoons green onions
Instruction:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Unroll pie crust and press into a 9″ pie plate, crimping the top edges if desired.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle ham, 1 cup of cheese, and green onions into the pie crust and pour the egg mixture over top. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup cheese on top of egg mixture.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the center is completely set. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Easy Quiche Recipe
The best easy quiche recipe packed with spinach, ham, and cheese, or any other fillings you prefer! Great for breakfast, brunch, or dinner.
Prep: 15min
Total: 60min
Yield: 6
Serving Size: 1 of 6
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 of 6, calories 255 kcal, Carbohydrate 19 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 13 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Trans Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 151 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 3 g, unSaturated Fat 7 g
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach (thawed)
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 5 large eggs
- 3/4 cup milk ((I used 1%; or use whole milk or a combo of milk and cream for more richness))
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Tabasco (optional))
- 1 cup diced cooked ham
- 3/4 cup 1/4-inch-diced melty cheese (such as Gruyere or white cheddar* (about 3 ounces))
- 2 green onions (finely chopped)
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. If your frozen spinach is not already thawed, thaw it in the microwave per the directions. Place the spinach in a colander and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Set aside.
- Blind Bake the Crust (If your crust comes pre-formed in a disposable pan). Place the pie dish on a baking sheet and bake for 3 minutes. Remove it from the oven, prick it all over with the tines of a fork, then return to the oven and bake until light golden, about 10 minutes more. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. See notes if you use a pie dough sheet or make your own dough.**
- Prepare the Filling: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and Tabasco.
- Squeeze and blot more water out of the spinach (you want it as dry as possible), then scatter it evenly over the bottom of the blind-baked crust. Sprinkle the ham, cheese, and onion over the top of the spinach.
- Carefully pour the egg mixture over the top.
- Bake the Quiche: Bake the quiche on the baking sheet, until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge of the crust comes out clean and the center is set, about 40 to 50 minutes. If at any point the crust begins to brown more than you would like, protect it with foil or a pie crust shield. Let the baked quiche rest for 5 to 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
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FAQ
Do you need to pre bake crust for quiche?
And yes, as you’ll see, you should always prebake quiche crust to avoid a gummy pastry. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Roll out your homemade or purchased refrigerated dough into a 12-inch circle.
How do you keep a quiche from getting soggy on the bottom?
Can you use regular milk instead of heavy cream in quiche?
